Montego Champs 4 Change Tournament carries an important message

The 3rd annual Montego Champs 4 Change Tournament kicks off on Friday. It’s being held in support of the National 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign.

The action starts at 13:00, with the last game scheduled to be played at 18:00, at the Botanics Sports Grounds, in Graaff-Reinet.

It’s a unique tournament, providing an opportunity for u9 teams to showcase their skills.

The primary focus, though, is raising awareness and contributing to a vital cause opposing violence against women and children violation.

The event is held in the spirit of celebrating talent, sportsmanship, and community upliftment.

Tournament Format 

Group Stage

• 12 teams divided into three groups of four teams each
• Each group plays a round-robin (three matches each within their group)
• Matches last 22 minutes (10 minutes per half and a two-minute-halftime)

Knockout Stage 

• Quarterfinals: The top two teams from each group qualify, plus the two best third-placed teams
• Semi-finals and Final: Standard Knockout format

Group A

Jose Mourinho
Dangerous Darkies
Union Preparatory 1
Isibane 2

Group B

XI Attackers
Birds United
Union Preparatory 2
Lingcom Primary

Group C

Summers Strikers
Graaf-Reinet United
Isibane 1
Mountain View FC

Match Schedule: Group Stage (13:30 – 15:10)

Group A

13:30 – Field 1 – Jose Mourinho vs Dangerous Darkies
14:00 – Field 1 – Union Preparatory 1 vs Isibane 2
14:30 – Field 1 – Jose Mourinho vs Union Preparatory 1
15:00 – Field 1 – Dangerous Darkies vs Isibane 2

Group B 

13:30 – Field 2 – XI Attackers vs Birds United
14:00 – Field 2 – Union Preparatory 2 vs Lingcom Primary
14:30 – Field 2 – XI Attackers vs Union Preparatory 2
15:00 – Field 2 – Dangerous Darkies vs Lingcom Primary

Group C

13:30 – Field 3 – Summer Strikers vs Graaff-Reinet United
14:00 – Field 3 – Isibane 1 vs Mountain View FC
14:30 – Field 3 – Summer Strikers vs Isibane 1
15:00 – Field 3 – Graaff-Reinet vs Mountain View FC

Knockout Stages (15:30 – 16:30

15:30 – Field 1 – Quarterfinal 1: 1st Group A vs 2nd Best 3rd
15:30 – Field 2 – Quarterfinal 2: 1st Group B vs 2nd Group C
15:30 – Field 3 – Quarterfinal 3: 1st Group C vs Best 3rd
15:50 – Field 1 – Quarterfinal 4: 2nd Group A vs 2nd Group B

16:10 – Field 1 – Semi-final 1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4
16:10 – Field 2 – Semi-final 2: Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3

16:30 – Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

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